Shoe-lace fastening



(No Model.)

H. B. TEN BYCK.

SHOE LAGE PASTENING. No. 359,477. Patented Mar. 415,1887.

l UNITED STATES PATENT QEETCE..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed June 17, 1&86.

SHOE-LACE FASTENING.

Patent No. 359,477, dated March 15,1887.

Serial No. 205,463. (Xo model.)

To all whom ib may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY B. TEN EYOK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gharlotte, inthe county of Eaton and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Lace Fasteners; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to fasteners for lace cords or strings in whateverconnection employed.

It consists in two plates and a ridge or ridges projecting from oneplate toward the other and extending wholly lor partly around betweenthe center and edges of said plates.

This invention was shown constructed in the preferred form in my formerapplication,Se1ial No. 195,104, filed March 13, 1886, for which thepresent application is a substitute.

I am aware that lace-fastenings have heretofore been constructed andthat one has been patented in which two disks or plates are employed,the lower of said disks being plain and smooth and the upper disk beingformed of spring metal and slotted to admit the lace or string, which isdrawn through said slot after having been passed around between theplates.

I am also aware that a device holding a cord `by which a curtain wasraised or lowered has been used, the same consisting of two disks ofmetal, one having a plain face and the other an evenly-curved face, thetwo being so placed that the space between the-two decreases graduallytoward the center of lthe plates. My in- Vention differs from these, inthat I provide one or more ridges or beads extending from one platetoward the other, forming an enlarged space at or near the center of theplates, with a narrow outlet. The lace, having been drawn into thecentral recess, is held from displacement by the ridges or beads tightlyinipingingthe lace or cord.

I am also aware of the construction of the tension devices forsewingmachines, consisting of two plates having vopposing ridges betweenthe center and the edges and held together by spring-pressure.

I am also aware that there has been a bagfastener consisting of tworigid platesv held rigidly together,with ridges forming anarrowentry-space, except at the side at which the Icords are introduced. Atthat side the under plate is extended and provided with two cordholesthrough said extension, beyond the edge of the upper plate, the spacebetween the two plates adjacent to said holes being much greater than atother points.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a lacing withmy fastener attached. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the fastener and thearticle .to which it is attached. Figs. 3 and 4 are sectional views ofother constructions of my fastener. Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8 are top or planviews of the bottom plate of different forms'of my fastener. 10 arebottom views of the lower plate of my fastener. Figs. 11 and 12 aresectional views of modified constructions not shown in the other figuresof the drawings.

In Fig. 1, A and B are the two edges of some article or part of anarticle brought together and provided with studs to receive the lace.

Gis the lace, and a is the fastener. fastener is formed of two plates, band bi. Figs. 2, 3, and et they are shown as being each provided with abead or ridge, e, projecting from each plate toward the other. and 10this ridge is shown as extending in a circle entirely around between thecenter and edges of the lower plate. this my preferred construction isprovided with a ridge or bead corresponding with the one on the bottomplate. In Figs. 6 and 7 the bead or ridge is not circular, butpolygonal. In Fig. 8 the same is helical, there being 'a space betweenthe two ends of the bead or ridge. In Fig. 5 the ridge is circular inform, but is not a complete circle.

In my preferred form of fastener each plate or disk is provided with ashort sleeve, d. Through these sleeves is passed the eyelet f, whichserves to fasten the two plates iirml y together and to the article towhich it is attached,

This

retaining the two plates a certain distance apart.

In Fig. 3 the two plates are each provided with a sleeve, the sleeve ofone fitting over the other. In Fig. 4 the two plates are constructed asin Fig. 2, and are held together and to the article by a solid rivet. InFig. 9 the bottom In Figs. 9

the two sleeves meeting n'pon the eyelet and Figs. 9 and The upper platein IOO plate is shown provided at its edges with spurs, which may be twoor more in number. These are to be passed through the article andclinched or bent over on the opposite side, and the fastening heldsecurely in place thereby.

In some vcases I may provide the fastener with a bar across the eyelet,as shown in Fig. 8, andthe device attached to the article bysewinglikeabutton. Otherconstructionsmay be employed to enable thedevice to be sewed to the article. In case the bottom plate is attachedby spurs, as shown in Fig. 8, the upper plate may be held thereto by aneyelet or rivet. It may be held rigidly at a certain distance from thebottom plate, or it may be loosely mounted on the cyelet or rivet, butprevented from moving more than a certain distance from the bottomplate.

I have stated that the ridge er bead may be on only one of the twoplates, as shown in Fig. 12; but the two plates may be constructed onewith a part of the bead and the other` with another part, the opposingplate being smooth and even against the ridge or bead. I have shown butone lace or string in the drawings; but two may be employed and bothfastened by one fastener; or two fasteners may be employed-one foreachlaee--as shown in Fig. l.

The operation of my device will bc readily understood from the drawings.The lace is way, and is then passed between the plates and made toengage the hooks or knobs in the usual wound once around the fastener.The crossing of the lace between the plates inside of the bead or ridgesecures the rigid locking of the same.

In case the form shown in Figs. 7 and S is employed the plates should beset upon the article so that the opening c shall not be at the pointwhere the crossing of the lace takes place.

Further changes may be made without departing from the spirit of myinvention; and my device may be used for fastening cords or strings inother connections. It may, for instance, be used upon umbrellas andparasols in place of the button now commonly employed. K

It is also obvious that my fastener may be made of other material thanmetal. It can be manufactured from an y material which may be founddesirable.

I claim as my inventionl. A lace-fastening consisting of two rigidplates centrally connected and a ridge or ridges projecting from theinner faces of said plates between the center and edges of the same, thedistance between the ridge or ridges and the opposing plate being justsufficient for the passage of a single lace at the point of theintroduction of the same, with a greater space within the ridges,substantially as described.

2. A lace-fastening consisting of two rigid plates centrally connected,one of said plates being provided with a ridge or ridges on its innerface and extending between the center and edges thereof, the distancebetween said ridge or ridges and the opposing plate being justsufficient to allow the passage of a single lace at the point ofintroduction of the saine, with a greater space within the ridges,substantially as described.

8. A lace-fastening consisting of two rigid plates centrally connected,said plates being each provided on its inner faces with a ridge orridges extending between the center and edges thereof', the distancebetween the said ridges of the opposing plates beingj ust sufficient forthe passage of a single lace at the point ofthe introduction of thesame, with a greater space within the ridges, substantially asdescribed.

4. The combination, with an article provided with a lace, of alacefastener consisting of two rigid plates centrally connected and aridge or ridges projecting from the inner faces of said plates betweenthe centerand edges of the same, the distance between the ridge orridges and the opposing plate at the point of introduction of the lacebeing just sufficient for the passage of said lace, with a greater spacewithin the ridges, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

H. B. TEN EYCK.

Witnesses:

T. 'l. WALKER, W. M. BRINKERHOFF.

